EP3128138A1 - Evaporator and rankine cycle system - Google Patents

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EP3128138A1
EP3128138A1 EP16179590.1A EP16179590A EP3128138A1 EP 3128138 A1 EP3128138 A1 EP 3128138A1 EP 16179590 A EP16179590 A EP 16179590A EP 3128138 A1 EP3128138 A1 EP 3128138A1
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Takumi Hikichi
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F25B39/02—Evaporators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K25/00—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
    • F01K25/08—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B29/00—Steam boilers of forced-flow type
    • F22B29/06—Steam boilers of forced-flow type of once-through type, i.e. built-up from tubes receiving water at one end and delivering superheated steam at the other end of the tubes
    • F22B29/067—Steam boilers of forced-flow type of once-through type, i.e. built-up from tubes receiving water at one end and delivering superheated steam at the other end of the tubes operating at critical or supercritical pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B37/00—Component parts or details of steam boilers
    • F22B37/02—Component parts or details of steam boilers applicable to more than one kind or type of steam boiler
    • F22B37/40—Arrangements of partition walls in flues of steam boilers, e.g. built-up from baffles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22G—SUPERHEATING OF STEAM
    • F22G1/00—Steam superheating characterised by heating method
    • F22G1/02—Steam superheating characterised by heating method with heat supply by hot flue gases from the furnace of the steam boiler
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B41/00—Fluid-circulation arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B29/00—Steam boilers of forced-flow type
    • F22B29/06—Steam boilers of forced-flow type of once-through type, i.e. built-up from tubes receiving water at one end and delivering superheated steam at the other end of the tubes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2339/00—Details of evaporators; Details of condensers
    • F25B2339/02—Details of evaporators

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  • the present disclosure relates to an evaporator and a Rankine cycle system.
  • an evaporator of a Rankine cycle system includes a working fluid passage having three zones of a superheater zone, an evaporator zone, and a preheater zone for keeping a working fluid from being excessively heated and degraded.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an evaporator disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2011-64451 .
  • a direct evaporator apparatus 260 includes a housing 244 having a heat source gas inlet 236 and a heat source gas outlet 238.
  • a heat exchange tube 252 is disposed entirely within a heat source gas passage 246.
  • the heat source gas passage 246 is space within the interior of the direct evaporator apparatus 260 that is not occupied by the heat exchange tube 252.
  • the heat exchange tube 252 is configured to accommodate an organic Rankine cycle working fluid 212 such that, during operation, the working fluid enters and exits the housing 244 only twice: once as the working fluid enters the direct evaporator apparatus 260 via a working fluid inlet 240 and once as the working fluid exits the direct evaporator apparatus 260 via a working fluid outlet 242.
  • the working fluid travels along a working fluid passage defined by the heat exchange tube 252. With the exception of portions 250 of the heat exchange tube 252, the heat exchange tube 252 lies within the heat source gas passage 246.
  • the heat exchange tube 252 defines three zones: a first zone 220 (preheater zone) adjacent to the heat source gas outlet 238, a second zone 222 (evaporator zone) adjacent to the heat source gas inlet 236, and a third zone 224 (superheater zone) disposed between the first zone 220 and the second zone 222.
  • the first zone 220 is not in direct fluid communication with the third zone 224.
  • the working fluid inlet 240 is in direct fluid communication with the first zone 220.
  • the working fluid outlet 242 is in direct fluid communication with the third zone 224.
  • the heat exchange tube 252 includes a plurality of bends in each of the first zone 220, the second zone 222 and the third zone 224.
  • the heat exchange tube 252 is configured in parallel rows in each of the first zone 220, the second zone 222, and the third zone 224.
  • Each of the first zone 220, second zone 222, and third zone 224 of the heat exchange tube 252 is configured in at least one row.
  • a heat source gas 216 entering at the heat source gas inlet 236 first encounters the second zone 222. Heat from the heat source gas 216 is transferred to the working fluid 212 present in the second zone 222.
  • a heat source gas having a relatively lower temperature and heat content than the heat source gas 216 entering the direct evaporator apparatus 260 at the heat source gas inlet 236 next encounters the third zone 224 in which the working fluid is superheated and a superheated working fluid 228 exits the direct evaporator apparatus 260 via the working fluid outlet 242.
  • the working fluid in the first zone 220 is conducted along the heat exchange tube 252 to the second zone 222 in which the working fluid is evaporated and supplied to the third zone 224.
  • the techniques disclosed here feature an evaporator including an introducing portion that introduces a heat source gas from a heat source gas pipe, a heat source gas passage through which the heat source gas introduced from the introducing portion flows, a heating portion that is disposed in the heat source gas passage and at which a working fluid is heated by the heat source gas, an increasing portion that is located between the introducing portion and the heating portion, that constitutes the heat source gas passage, and at which a cross-sectional area of the heat source gas passage gradually increases from an upstream side towards a downstream side in the heat source gas passage, and a flow regulating plate that is disposed on an upstream side from the heating portion in the heat source gas passage and that has a plurality of holes which allow the heat source gas to pass through the plurality of holes.
  • the present disclosure provides a new technique for heating the working fluid to a higher temperature in an evaporator while preventing the working fluid from being excessively heated.
  • the cross-sectional area of the heat source gas passage 246 increases discontinuously and immediately at a portion at which the heat source gas inlet 236 is connected to the housing 244.
  • the flow rate of a heat source gas depends on the cross-sectional area of the heat source gas inlet 236. Accordingly, the flow rate of the heat source gas flowing through the heat source gas passage 246 is very high at a position near the center of the housing 244.
  • the working fluid may be excessively heated and degraded in the region. It is accordingly necessary for a target temperature that the temperature of the working fluid finally reaches to be decreased to prevent degradation of the working fluid. This makes it difficult to improve the performance of Rankine cycle systems.
  • An evaporator includes an introducing portion that introduces a heat source gas from a heat source gas pipe, a heat source gas passage through which the heat source gas introduced from the introducing portion flows, a heating portion that is disposed in the heat source gas passage and at which a working fluid is heated by the heat source gas, an increasing portion that is located between the introducing portion and the heating portion, that constitutes the heat source gas passage, and at which a cross-sectional area of the heat source gas passage gradually increases from an upstream side towards a downstream side in the heat source gas passage, and a flow regulating plate that is disposed on an upstream side from the heating portion in the heat source gas passage and that has a plurality of holes which allow the heat source gas to pass through the plurality of holes.
  • the increasing portion enables the cross-sectional area of the heat source gas passage to be increased and the flow regulating plate regulates the flow of the heat source gas so that the flow rate of the heat source gas can be prevented from being locally increased.
  • the working fluid can thereby be heated to a higher temperature while being prevented from being excessively heated.
  • the use of the evaporator according to the first aspect enables the working fluid at a higher temperature to be supplied to the outside (for example, an expander), thereby enabling a high-performance Rankine cycle system to be provided.
  • an open area ratio of the flow regulating plate may be greater than or equal to 15% and less than or equal to 35%.
  • the open area ratio in this range enables pressure loss to be sufficiently suppressed while preventing pyrolysis of the working fluid.
  • the heating portion of the evaporator according to the first aspect or the second aspect may include a heat transfer pipe constituting a working fluid passage.
  • the diameter of each of the plurality of holes may be smaller than the outer diameter of the heat transfer pipe.
  • the flow regulating plate of the evaporator according to any one of the first to third aspects may be disposed between the increasing portion and the heating portion in a direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the flow regulating plate disposed at such a position achieves a stronger effect of regulating the flow.
  • the heating portion of the evaporator may include a working fluid passage through which the working fluid flows.
  • the working fluid passage may include a plurality of tiers including a first tier, a second tier, and a third tier that are arranged in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the working fluid passage may have a meandering shape at each of the plurality of tiers.
  • the first tier may be a tier located on the most upstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the second tier may be a tier including a working fluid outlet through which the working fluid is discharged from the heating portion to the outside.
  • the third tier may be a tier that is located on the most downstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows and that includes a working fluid inlet through which the working fluid is introduced from the outside into the heating portion. Such a structure is advantageous for preventing the working fluid from being excessively heated.
  • the working fluid passage of the evaporator according to the fifth aspect may include a superheat zone including the first tier and the second tier and an evaporation zone including the third tier.
  • the second tier may be disposed on the most downstream side in the superheat zone in the direction in which the heat source gas flows, and a plurality of tiers including the first tier and the second tier may define the superheat zone such that heat is exchanged between the heat source gas and the working fluid in a parallel-flow manner.
  • the third tier may be disposed on the most downstream side in the evaporation zone in the direction in which the heat source gas flows, and a plurality of tiers including the third tier may define the evaporation zone such that heat is exchanged between the heat source gas and the working fluid in a counter-flow manner.
  • the working fluid flowing through a tier on the most upstream side in the evaporation zone in the direction in which the heat source gas flows may be supplied to the first tier.
  • the working fluid for the evaporator according to any one of the first to sixth aspects may be an organic working fluid.
  • a Rankine cycle system includes the evaporator according to any one of the first to seventh aspects.
  • a Rankine cycle system includes a passage that forms a loop through which an organic working fluid flows, an expander disposed in the passage, a condenser disposed in the passage, a generator driven by the expander, and the evaporator according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the evaporator being disposed in the passage.
  • the heat transfer pipe constitutes part of the passage.
  • An evaporator includes a casing that has an inlet and an outlet, and a heat transfer pipe at least a part of which is disposed in the casing.
  • the casing includes a first portion, a cross-sectional area of the first portion gradually increasing with increasing distance from the inlet of the casing.
  • the casing includes a flow regulating plate that is located between the first portion and the heat transfer pipe in the casing and that has a plurality of holes.
  • an open area ratio of the flow regulating plate of the evaporator according to the other first aspect may be greater than or equal to 15% and less than or equal to 35%.
  • the diameter of each of the plurality of holes in the evaporator according to the other first aspect or the other second aspect may be smaller than the outer diameter of the heat transfer pipe.
  • a heat source gas may flow from the inlet to the outlet of the casing of the evaporator according to any one of the other first aspect to the other third aspect.
  • a working fluid may flow through the heat transfer pipe.
  • the heat transfer pipe may include a plurality of tiers including a first tier, a second tier, and a third tier that are arranged in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the heat transfer pipe may have a meandering shape at each of the plurality of tiers.
  • the first tier may be a tier located on the most upstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the second tier may be a tier including a working fluid outlet through which the working fluid is discharged from the casing to the outside.
  • the third tier may be a tier that is located on the most downstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows and that includes a working fluid inlet through which the working fluid is introduced from the outside into the casing.
  • the heat transfer pipe of the evaporator may include a superheat zone including the first tier and the second tier and an evaporation zone including the third tier.
  • the second tier may be disposed on the most downstream side in the superheat zone in the direction in which the heat source gas flows, and a plurality of tiers including the first tier and the second tier may define the superheat zone such that heat is exchanged between the heat source gas and the working fluid in a parallel-flow manner.
  • the third tier may be disposed on the most downstream side in the evaporation zone in the direction in which the heat source gas flows, and a plurality of tiers including the third tier may define the evaporation zone such that heat is exchanged between the heat source gas and the working fluid in a counter-flow manner.
  • the working fluid flowing through a tier on the most upstream side in the evaporation zone in the direction in which the heat source gas flows may be supplied to the first tier.
  • the working fluid for the evaporator according to any one of the other first aspect to the other fifth aspect may be an organic working fluid.
  • a Rankine cycle system includes the evaporator according to any one of the other first aspect to the other sixth aspect.
  • a Rankine cycle system includes a passage that forms a loop through which an organic working fluid flows, an expander disposed in the passage, a condenser disposed in the passage, a generator driven by the expander, and the evaporator according to any one of the other first aspect to the other sixth aspect, the evaporator being disposed in the passage.
  • the heat transfer pipe constitutes part of the passage.
  • FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a Rankine cycle system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • a Rankine cycle system 100 includes an evaporator 10, an expander 40, a condenser 41, and a pump 42. These components are connected through pipes in this order and form a loop so that a closed circuit is formed.
  • the Rankine cycle system 100 may include another component such as a regenerator.
  • the expander 40 expands a working fluid to convert expansion energy of the working fluid into rotational power.
  • the rotation shaft of the expander 40 is connected to a generator 43.
  • the generator 43 is driven by the expander 40.
  • An example of the expander 40 is a displacement expander or a turbo expander.
  • Examples of the displacement expander include a scroll expander, a rotary expander, a screw expander, and a reciprocating expander.
  • a turbo expander is an expansion turbine.
  • a displacement expander is recommended as the expander 40.
  • a displacement expander has a wider range of rotational speed than the rotational speed of a turbo expander and achieves a high expander efficiency.
  • a displacement expander for example, can be operated at a rotational speed less than or equal to half of a rated rotational speed while maintaining a high efficiency.
  • a displacement expander can reduce the amount of power generation to half of a rated power generation amount or less while maintaining a high efficiency.
  • the use of a displacement expander which has such characteristics, enables flexible response to changes in the power generation due to changes in the state of a heat source gas supplied to the evaporator 10.
  • the condenser 41 allows heat to be exchanged between a high-temperature working fluid discharged from the expander 40 and another medium such as air or water to cool the working fluid.
  • a heat exchanger such as a plate heat exchanger or a double pipe heat exchanger can be used as the condenser 41.
  • the type of the condenser 41 is determined appropriately depending on the type of the other medium. In the case where a liquid such as water is used as the other medium, a plate heat exchanger or a double pipe heat exchanger can be preferably used as the condenser 41. In the case where a gas such as air is used as the other medium, a fin-tube heat exchanger can be preferably used as the condenser 41.
  • the pump 42 sucks in and pressurizes the working fluid that exits the condenser 41 and supplies the pressurized working fluid to the evaporator 10.
  • a typical displacement pump or turbo pump can be used as the pump 42.
  • the displacement pump include a piston pump, a gear pump, a vane pump, and a rotary pump.
  • Examples of the turbo pump include a centrifugal pump, a mixed-flow pump, and an axial-flow pump.
  • the evaporator 10 is a heat exchanger that absorbs the thermal energy of the heat source gas. Heat is exchanged between the heat source gas and the working fluid for the Rankine cycle system 100 through the evaporator 10. The working fluid is thereby heated and evaporated.
  • An organic working fluid can be preferably used as the working fluid for the Rankine cycle system 100.
  • the organic working fluid include halogenated hydrocarbon, hydrocarbon, and alcohol.
  • the halogenated hydrocarbon include R-123, R-245fa, R-1233zd, and R-365mfc.
  • the hydrocarbon include alkanes such as propane, butane, pentane, and isopentane.
  • An example of the alcohol is ethanol.
  • Such an organic working fluid may be used alone; any mixture of two or more of the organic working fluids may be used.
  • the evaporator 10 includes a tube 30 (casing 30), a flow regulating plate 14, and a heating portion 15.
  • the tube 30 is a portion constituting a heat source gas passage 22 through which the heat source gas flows.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 and the heating portion 15 are disposed in the tube 30.
  • the heating portion 15 is a portion constituting a working fluid passage of the Rankine cycle system.
  • the tube 30 includes an introducing portion 12, an increasing portion 13 (first portion 13), an intermediate portion 24, a decreasing portion 16, and a heat source gas discharging portion 17.
  • the heat source gas is introduced into the inside of the evaporator 10 from the introducing portion 12, passes through the increasing portion 13, the flow regulating plate 14, the heating portion 15, and the decreasing portion 16 in this order and is discharged from the evaporator 10 to the outside through the heat source gas discharging portion 17.
  • cross section means a cross section perpendicular to the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the introducing portion 12 is connected at a heat source gas inlet pipe joint 19 to a heat source gas inlet pipe 11.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the heat source gas inlet pipe 11 is, for example, circular. Accordingly, the cross-sectional shape of the introducing portion 12 may also be circular.
  • the introducing portion 12 defines a heat source gas inlet 21.
  • the heat source gas is introduced into the inside of the evaporator 10 through the heat source gas inlet 21, and the heat source gas at a high temperature does not leak from the joint 19.
  • the method of connecting the introducing portion 12 and the heat source gas inlet pipe 11 is not particularly limited.
  • the introducing portion 12 and the heat source gas inlet pipe 11 each have a flange structure at an end thereof, the introducing portion 12 and the heat source gas inlet pipe 11 can be connected to each other by bolting (flange connection).
  • the introducing portion 12 and the heat source gas inlet pipe 11 may be completely joined to each other by another connecting method such as welding.
  • the heat source gas introduced into the inside of the evaporator 10 from the introducing portion 12 then passes through the increasing portion 13.
  • the increasing portion 13 is located between the introducing portion 12 and the intermediate portion 24. In other words, the increasing portion 13 is located between the introducing portion 12 and the heating portion 15.
  • the increasing portion 13 constitutes the heat source gas passage 22 between the introducing portion 12 and the heating portion 15.
  • the cross-sectional area of the heat source gas passage 22 gradually increases at a predetermined rate from an upstream side towards a downstream side in the heat source gas passage 22.
  • the cross-sectional area of the tube 30 continuously increases and the increasing portion 13 is thereby formed into a truncated cone shape.
  • the cross-sectional area of the heat source gas passage 22 continuously increases.
  • the heat source gas passes through the flow regulating plate 14 after passing through the increasing portion 13.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 is disposed on the upstream side from the heating portion 15 in the heat source gas passage 22.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 has a plurality of holes 14h which allow the heat source gas to pass through the plurality of holes 14h and performs a function of regulating the flow of the heat source gas. That is, the flow regulating plate 14 provides fluid resistance in the heat source gas passage 22.
  • the flow rate of the heat source gas is decreased by the flow regulating plate 14. This eliminates deviation of distribution of the flow rate of the heat source gas in the heat source gas passage 22.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 is disposed at the upstream end of the intermediate portion 24 (at the downstream end of the increasing portion 13).
  • the flow regulating plate 14 is disposed between the increasing portion 13 and the heating portion 15 in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 disposed at such a position enables a stronger effect of regulating the flow.
  • the flow regulating plate 14, however, may be disposed at the increasing portion 13.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 has, in plan view, the same shape as the cross-sectional shape of the tube 30 at a position at which the flow regulating plate 14 is disposed.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 typically has, in plan view, the same shape as the cross-sectional shape of the intermediate portion 24 (the cross-sectional shape of the heat source gas passage 22 at the intermediate portion 24).
  • a space may be present between the flow regulating plate 14 and the tube 30.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 may be joined to the tube 30 by a joining method such as welding or may be fastened to the tube 30 with a fastener such as a bolt.
  • a joining method such as welding
  • a fastener such as a bolt
  • the flow regulating plate 14 can be secured to the intermediate portion 24 of the tube 30 by bolting (flange connection).
  • the flow regulating plate 14 has the holes 14h that are regularly arranged.
  • the holes 14h are formed in a staggered arrangement.
  • the holes 14h may be formed in another regular arrangement such as a lattice arrangement.
  • the shape and size of the holes 14h are not particularly limited.
  • the holes 14h are typically circular in plan view.
  • the holes 14h may have another shape such as a rectangular shape or a triangular shape.
  • the diameter of the holes 14h is, for example, smaller than the outer diameter of heat transfer pipes 31 constituting the heating portion 15.
  • the diameter of the holes 14h is appropriately small, the distance between the adjacent holes 14h is sufficiently small, thereby a strong effect of regulating the flow is achieved and the heat source gas can uniformly flow up to the end of the heat source gas passage 22.
  • the lower limit of the diameter of the holes 14h is, for example, 0.5 mm from the perspective of processing cost.
  • the diameter of the holes 14h can be determined by the diameter of a circle having the same area as an opening area of each hole 14h (opening area in plan view). It is not essential that all the holes 14h have the same size and the same shape.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 may have a first hole and a second hole having a diameter different from the diameter of the first hole.
  • the flow regulating plate 14 is disposed in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the direction of the normal of the main surface (surface having the maximum area) of the flow regulating plate 14 corresponds to the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • a specific example of the flow regulating plate 14 is a perforated metal plate.
  • the perforated metal plate is obtained by performing on a metal plate a perforating process in which holes are formed.
  • Other materials such as a wire net and porous material may be used for the flow regulating plate 14.
  • the heat source gas passes through the intermediate portion 24 after passing through the flow regulating plate 14.
  • the heating portion 15 is disposed at the intermediate portion 24. That is, the heating portion 15 is disposed in the heat source gas passage 22.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the intermediate portion 24 is rectangular (more specifically, square).
  • the cross-sectional shape of the intermediate portion 24 is constant in the direction in which the heat source gas flows. That is, the cross-sectional area of the heat source gas passage 22 is constant throughout the intermediate portion 24.
  • the working fluid is heated by the heat source gas at the heating portion 15.
  • the heating portion 15 includes a working fluid passage 33 through which the working fluid flows.
  • the working fluid passage 33 includes a plurality of tiers including a first tier 33a, a second tier 33b, and a third tier 33c that are arranged in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the working fluid passage 33 has a meandering shape at each of the plurality of tiers.
  • the heating portion 15 includes five tiers in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the first tier 33a is a tier located on the most upstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the second tier 33b is a tier including a working fluid outlet 36 through which the working fluid is discharged from the heating portion 15 to the outside (from the evaporator 10 to the outside).
  • the third tier 33c is a tier that is located on the most downstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows and that includes a working fluid inlet 32 through which the working fluid is introduced from the outside into the heating portion 15. Such a structure is advantageous for preventing the working fluid from being excessively heated.
  • a temperature sensor (not illustrated) is installed in the working fluid passage 33. The temperature of the working fluid in the evaporator 10 can be adjusted on the basis of an output value (detection value) of the temperature sensor.
  • the heating portion 15 has a structure of a fin-tube heat exchanger including heat transfer fins 37 and the heat transfer pipes 31.
  • the heat transfer fins 37 are arranged such that the front surface and the back surface thereof are parallel to the direction in which the heat source gas flows. In other words, the heat transfer fins 37 are parallel to the direction of the normal of the flow regulating plate 14. The front surface and the back surface of the heat transfer fins 37 can be parallel also to the vertical direction. A space between the heat transfer fins 37 corresponds to the heat source gas passage 22.
  • the heat transfer pipes 31 are arranged in tiers in the direction of the flow of the heat source gas, which is to exchange heat with the working fluid. In the embodiment, the heat transfer pipes 31 are arranged in five tiers in the direction of the flow.
  • the heat transfer pipes 31 are arranged also in rows (in five rows in the embodiment) in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the heat source gas flows (for example, the vertical direction). That is, the heat transfer pipes 31 are arranged in a matrix in both the horizontal direction (x-direction) and the height direction (y-direction).
  • the working fluid passes through the heat transfer pipes 31 located at one tier and is then transferred to one of the heat transfer pipes 31 located at another tier.
  • the heat transfer pipes 31 are disposed in a staggered arrangement when the heating portion 15 is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the front surfaces of the heat transfer fins 37.
  • the heat transfer pipes 31 are connected to each other such that the working fluid passage 33 is a single passage. It is, however, not essential that the single passage is formed of all of the heat transfer pipes 31.
  • a known component such as a distributor may be used to form two or more passages in parallel.
  • the working fluid inlet 32 is located at the tier (third tier 33c) located on the most downstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the working fluid enters the heating portion 15 through the working fluid inlet 32.
  • the working fluid flows to the intermediate portion of the working fluid passage 33 and then enters the tier (first tier 33a) located on the most upstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the working fluid flows through the tier (first tier 33a) located on the most upstream side and then enters a tier (second tier 33b) other than the tier (first tier 33a) on the most upstream side.
  • the working fluid is discharged from the heating portion 15 to the outside through the working fluid outlet 36 formed at the second tier 33b.
  • the working fluid passage 33 includes an evaporation zone 34 and a superheat zone 35.
  • the evaporation zone 34 is a zone including the third tier 33c.
  • the superheat zone 35 is a zone including the first tier 33a and the second tier 33b.
  • the second tier 33b is disposed on the most downstream side in the superheat zone 35 in the direction in which the heat source gas flows. Tiers including the first tier 33a and the second tier 33b define the superheat zone 35 such that heat is exchanged between the heat source gas and the working fluid in a parallel-flow manner.
  • the third tier 33c is disposed on the most downstream side in the evaporation zone 34 in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • Tiers including the third tier 33c define the evaporation zone 34 such that heat is exchanged between the heat source gas and the working fluid in a counter-flow manner.
  • the working fluid flowing through the tier on the most upstream side in the evaporation zone 34 in the direction in which the heat source gas flows is supplied to the first tier 33a.
  • the working fluid is in a liquid state or gas-liquid two-phase state and the temperature of the working fluid is lowest in the evaporator 10.
  • the working fluid flows through the working fluid passage 33, is heated by the heat source gas, and is evaporated.
  • the working fluid becomes the gas-liquid two-phase state in the evaporation zone 34 that is the first half of the working fluid passage 33.
  • the working fluid changes into a gas state from the gas-liquid two-phase state in the superheat zone 35 that is the second half of the working fluid passage 33.
  • the working fluid is in the gas state and the temperature of the working fluid is highest in the evaporator 10.
  • the probability of pyrolysis of the working fluid is reduced by changing the position of the working fluid outlet 36 to a position on the downstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows.
  • the position of the working fluid outlet 36 is changed to a position on the downstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows, the temperature of the heat source gas at a heat source gas outlet 23 is increased. More specifically, the amount of heat exchanged between the heat source gas and the working fluid is reduced and the heat exchange efficiency of the evaporator 10 is reduced. It is necessary to dispose the working fluid outlet 36 on the upstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows in order to achieve a high heat exchange efficiency.
  • the first tier 33a is adjacent to the second tier 33b and the second tier 33b includes the working fluid outlet 36.
  • a high heat exchange efficiency can be achieved.
  • the temperature of the heat source gas is high on the upstream side in the direction in which the heat source gas flows and the probability that pyrolysis of the working fluid will occur is accordingly increased.
  • Pyrolysis of the working fluid is greatly affected by not only the temperature of the working fluid but also thermal conditions such as the temperature of the heat source gas and the flow rate of the heat source gas. Pyrolysis of the working fluid may occur at a position at which heat conducted from the heat source gas is locally increased.
  • the cross-sectional area of the heat source gas passage 246 is increased at the joint between the heat source gas inlet 236 and the housing 244, it is difficult to decrease the flow rate of the heat source gas by only increasing the cross-sectional area of the heat source gas passage. Accordingly, the flow rate of the heat source gas in the heat source gas passage 246 is very high at a position near the center of the housing 244 but is low at a position near a housing wall 248. In a region in which the flow rate of the heat source gas is locally increased, the working fluid is excessively heated and pyrolysis of the working fluid occurs.
  • the increasing portion 13 and the flow regulating plate 14 are disposed upstream of the superheat zone 35.
  • the increasing portion 13 and the flow regulating plate 14 have not only a function of decreasing the flow rate of the heat source gas but also a function of eliminating deviation of distribution of the flow rate of the heat source gas.
  • the effect of regulating the flow by the flow regulating plate 14 is affected by the open area ratio of the flow regulating plate 14.
  • the "open area ratio” is a ratio of the total opening area of the holes 14h to the area of the flow regulating plate 14 (area of a main surface).
  • a simulation was carried out under predetermined conditions (the temperature of the heat source gas was 400°C and the flow rate of the heat source gas at the heat source gas inlet 21 was 18 m/sec) to investigate the relationship between the open area ratio of the flow regulating plate 14, the maximum temperatures of the inner wall surfaces of the heat transfer pipes 31, and pressure loss. The result is illustrated in Fig. 4 .
  • the maximum temperatures of the inner wall surfaces of the heat transfer pipes 31 are the maximum temperatures of the inner wall surfaces of the heat transfer pipes 31 under respective conditions.
  • the pressure loss is pressure loss of the heat source gas that is caused at the increasing portion 13 and the flow regulating plate 14.
  • the open area ratio of the flow regulating plate 14 decreases, a stronger effect of regulating the flow can be achieved. In this case, there is a tendency that the region in which the flow rate of the heat source gas is locally increased is eliminated and the maximum temperature of the inner wall surface of each heat transfer pipe 31 is decreased.
  • the maximum temperature of the inner wall surface of each heat transfer pipe 31 can be maintained below a predetermined upper limit temperature.
  • the predetermined upper limit temperature is lower than the pyrolysis temperature of the working fluid.
  • the predetermined upper limit temperature is determined to be, for example, 20 to 30°C lower than the pyrolysis temperature of the working fluid. For example, when the pyrolysis temperature of the working fluid is 250°C, the predetermined upper limit temperature can be 225°C.
  • the fluid resistance increases.
  • the pressure loss sharply increases. A large pressure loss increases the power consumption of a fan for causing the heat source gas to flow.
  • the pressure loss of the evaporator 10 needs to be suppressed to achieve a high-performance Rankine cycle system.
  • the open area ratio of the flow regulating plate 14 can be determined to be greater than or equal to 15% and less than or equal to 35%.
  • the open area ratio in this range enables the pressure loss to be sufficiently suppressed while pyrolysis of the working fluid is prevented.
  • the heat source gas passing through the heating portion 15 passes through the decreasing portion 16 and reaches the heat source gas discharging portion 17.
  • the decreasing portion 16 has, for example, the same structure as the increasing portion 13.
  • the heat source gas discharging portion 17 is connected at a heat source gas outlet pipe joint 20 to a heat source gas outlet pipe 18.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the heat source gas outlet pipe 18 is typically circular. Accordingly, the cross-sectional shape of the heat source gas discharging portion 17 can also be circular.
  • the heat source gas discharging portion 17 defines the heat source gas outlet 23.
  • the heat source gas is discharged from the evaporator 10 to the outside through the heat source gas outlet 23, and the heat source gas at a high temperature does not leak from the joint 20.
  • the method of connecting the heat source gas discharging portion 17 and the heat source gas outlet pipe 18 is not particularly limited.
  • the heat source gas discharging portion 17 and the heat source gas outlet pipe 18 each have a flange structure at an end thereof, the heat source gas discharging portion 17 and the heat source gas outlet pipe 18 can be connected to each other by bolting (flange connection).
  • the heat source gas discharging portion 17 and the heat source gas outlet pipe 18 may be completely joined to each other by another connecting method such as welding.
  • the technique disclosed in the present disclosure is particularly effective in the case where the working fluid is an organic working fluid. More specifically, the technique is particularly effective in the case where the temperature of the heat source gas exceeds the pyrolysis temperature of the working fluid.
  • the use of an organic working fluid enables construction of not only a Rankine cycle system using a high temperature heat source such as a gas boiler but also a Rankine cycle system using a comparatively low temperature heat source.
  • the Rankine cycle system 100 can be operated with a higher efficiency as the temperature of the heat source gas increases.
  • the maximum temperature of combustion gas produced by a gas boiler is 1500°C and the pyrolysis temperature of an organic working fluid is in the range from 150 to 300°C.
  • the technique disclosed in the present disclosure can be applied to not only a heat recovery system that recovers heat by using a working fluid and uses the recovered heat but also a cogeneration system such as a combined heat and power (CHP) system.
  • a cogeneration system such as a combined heat and power (CHP) system.
  • CHP combined heat and power

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